Therapy for kids who feel everything.
Big explosions. Quiet anxiety. Grief. Perfectionism. Masking. People-pleasing.
I help children ages 2–12 feel safer being fully themselves.
In-person play therapy on Pender Island, with online therapy available throughout British Columbia.
Some kids get louder. Some get quieter.
Some children scream, hit, argue, melt down, or go from 0–100 over something that seems impossibly small.
Others become incredibly good. Helpful. Easy. Perfect. They worry about getting things wrong, watch everyone else’s feelings, or hold it together all day and fall apart at home.
Sometimes there’s been a death, separation, move, frightening experience, or other big change. Sometimes there’s no obvious reason at all.
These can look like very different problems. But underneath, there’s often a child doing the best they can with something that feels too big to manage alone.
I don’t start with “How do we stop the behavior?”
I want to understand what the behavior is telling us.
Kids don’t have to talk like adults to do meaningful therapy.
Through play, relationship, and nervous-system regulation, I help children make sense of what they’re feeling, move through what’s happened to them, and have more options for what to do when things feel too big.
Because the goal isn’t a more compliant child.
It’s a child who can stay connected to who they are.
And when children feel safer and more connected to themselves, their behavior changes too—not because they’ve learned to override what they’re feeling, but because they have more options for what to do with it.
Hi, I’m Dylan,
RCC • Certified Synergetic Play Therapist
Hi, I’m Dylan.
I’m a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist who works with kids whose feelings don’t always fit neatly into words.
My work is grounded in play therapy, developmental trauma, attachment, and nervous-system regulation. I pay attention to what’s happening underneath the behaviour—and to who your child is underneath all the ways they’ve learned to cope.
Therapy with me is also very human. We might talk. We might laugh. Your child might spend half the session building something and say three words.
They don’t need to arrive knowing what to say or what they need. We can begin with who they are and what’s happening now.
Ways To Work With Me
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Ongoing Child Therapy
50-min therapy sessions for children ages 2–12.
In person on Pender Island, or online throughout British Columbia for kids who are comfortable connecting virtually.
$300 per session - non-resident/online
For Pender Resident Fee Schedule, see HERE
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Play Therapy Intensives
Child Play Therapy Intensives
More time and space for children who may benefit from deeper, concentrated therapeutic work.
A virtual parent intake followed by two extended in-person sessions over two days on Pender Island.
EXPLORE INTENSIVES
Wondering if this might be a fit?
You don’t need to know exactly what your child needs before reaching out. We can start with what you’re seeing and talk about whether I might be the right person to help.
